The Efficacy of Training Program for Improving Self-Control and Reducing Isolation Among Adolescent Students

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating the efficacy of a training program to improve self-control and reduce isolation among a sample of sixty adolescent students. The sample of the study was randomly divided into two groups (experimental, control). The experimental group was subjected to the training program which consisted of eight sessions. With an average of one session a week, each session lasted (45) minutes, while the control group wasn’t subjected to any program. To achieve the purpose of this study, the self-control and isolation scales were used as pre and post tests. The results of ANCOVA indicated significant differences between the experimental group and the control group, in improvement the self-control, also there were no significant differences in isolation between experimental group and the control group.